Collapsible receptacle



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COLLAPSIBLE RECEPTACLE. APPLICATION mso JULY la. |919.

1,412,912. Patented Apr. 1s, 1922.

INVENTOH A TTURNE V8 H. H. BAIN. COLLAPSlBLE RECEPTMILE.4

APPLxcATloN msu :uw la. me.

1,412,912. Patented Apr-18, 1922.

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UNITED fsTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

HQLLACE HARRISON BAIN, 0Fv SHEEPORT, LOUISIANA.

.COLLAPSIBLE RECEPTACLE.

`Application filed July 18, To all whom'z't cof/wem:`

Be it known that I, I-onnaor. HARnisoN BAiN,'a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Shreveport, in the parish of Caddo and State of Louisiana, have invented A further Objectis to provide aft'ank, yre- .ceptacle 4o3 container of the character described which canbefreadily taken*apart,A moved 'to a new location, and again set up.

A further object is lto form a friction joint between Ythe sections of the container when the several sections are set up, which will permit ready assembling of the container or tank by unskilled labor, but which will hold the several sections firmly in theirv assembled position;

A further object is to provide for sealing the joint by cement or like material and to .provide'a seat on a lower section vof the container to support the upper section and assist in holding the upper part ofthelower section in true circular form.

Another object is to provide means for exerting compressive force onthe joint'to "thereby hold the parts in firm engagement.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is shown .in the accompanying drawings, wherein :f-

Figure l is a side elevation of my collapsible tank, container or receptacle assembled: i i i Figure 2 isa vertical section of the parts collapsed, thev kinnermost section v being in elevation, y. c v 'v Figure 3 is a top plan. View of the assem- Figure t is an enlarged detail vertical ot which the Vi'ol-k i kSpecification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

1919. semi` No. 311,739.

section through ,the joint between two sections,

Figure 5 is a plan view of the saddle receiving the ends of the clamping rod,

Figure 6 is a-side elevation ot the same, and

Figure 7 is a section on .line 7--7 of Figure 6. As illustrated in Figures l` to 3, my container, receptacle or tank is composed of three sections A, B and C, the sectionsV having such different diameters the three sections niay be nested or collapsed one within the other.

` t course less or more than three sections may be used,`v and the'drawing is 'purely illustrative in this'regard.

The lower section A has a bottom 10 and fa side wall ll. Adjacent its upper end or rim the side wall is formed with a circumferentially inwardly extending bead` 12,"

which is relatively deep and above this with a similar but shallow circumferential groove 13 or beadand above 'this' with a vertical rimlt. 'i y That-.end which -forms the base of the/section B, which is to engage with the upper end of section A, is outwardly flared at l5, as shown in Fig. 4c, and has a skirt 15a eX- tending over an annular channeled member 16, which is held between the flare l5 and a horizontal flange on skirt 15a. The opposite end or rim is formed to provide the beads l2 and 13. The body of the section B has a diameter slightly smaller than the interiorv diameter of section A, at bead l2.

Section C has a diameter for the greater portion of its length slightly less than. the diameter of lsection B, at bead 12,'but is Voutwardly flared at 15b and formed with a channeled rim similar to channel iron on member 16. Section C is considered in the drawings to be the top section of a threepiece tank or container and may be closed at its end 17,-01* provided with a small opening closed by a cover or plug', or this secv tionmay' be open at its top. This will depend on. the purpose for which the tank or container is used.

l Under all circumstances there will be a bottom section A, a top sectionQC, and one or more intermediate sections, each section being slightly smallerA than the section next below except at 15 and 16.

In assembling the sections, section B is to through Vtwo abutnieiits 20 on a curved clip' or saddle 19. rlhis clip is very thin, at its extremities andthe inner tace oi the clip i conforms toV the shape-oi bead 13., The

straining band 18 oi course carries nuts 21 whereby the same may be tightened.

After thesection B has been disposed with 15 its rim 16 seatedon beadlfZ, then the nuts 21 are turned up gradually and the hoop is continuously and evenly hammered until gradually the bead 13 and rim 1.42 are pressed inwarduntil the joint assumes the position shown in Figure when the joint becomes a friction joint. Then cement 22 ot any suit* able character is poured into the annular pocket formed at the joint andthe joint is made liquid and airtight. Y i 25 The succeeding Section C, or sections, are put in place inthe saine manner until the tank or receptacle is completed. Y

lt will be seen that I have provided a collapsible or knockdown receptacle, tank or Y bin, wherein` .the sections can. be nested ifor transportation or storage,l and' that l have provided; for connecting these sections, -a friction or `compression joint so 'constructed that the sections may be put togethe by .iin-

skilled labor, and iturthertliat l have provided anannulai' gutteijoi:v4

` groove to hold cement or other sealing material so torined `that the cement will stayin place byV gravity; and not irun down thersides oit the structure 40 and Inar -its-looks. V j

i Below this point I provide a ledge or seat 'Formed by bead 12, which is swaged in or attached to the upper end otv the section upon Vwhich the lower end ot the adjacent upper section rests. T his seat assists in holding the lower end ol the next upper section in a true circle and in a truehorizontal plane, and greatly facilitates the erection oi the receptacle. .p

.f'llheannular channel ring 1G is oi: heavier material or greater thickness than the rest oi' the lsection and withstands the compression exerted byV the compression hoop or tie 18. l

j lNl'iil'e l have illustrated a particular torni oi joint, which l have ilound to be particularly eii'ective,yet lido ynot wish to be limited to this as the principle may he embodied in othery forms. y v 60V` rBing tanks,qcontai ners, receptaclesetc., li'n-ayrbe-iormed as l" have described and are adapted to hold liquids, graiin cotton and cotton seed, silage, etc., but are especially adapted for water tanks to. rest oii the 55 ground, platform or tower. 1

.beaded rim yand skirt may comprising a plurality of l clainizi 1. receptacle oi the character described, consisting of a plurality of sections adaptedl to be nested one within the other, or disposed in longitudinally consecutiveV relation, the base oi one'section supporting an annular ichannelled member, and the rini of an adjacentI section having an annular. beaded'project'ing portion Vfitting thereon, and an expansible andcontractible hoop adapted to torce the said beaded portion intol saidchannelled member. A i Y.

2. A receptacle oi they character described, comprising a plurality of.y sections adapted to be nested one within the other, or disposed in longitudinally consecutive relation, the rim of a lower section having an` inwardly projecting annular bead, and the base of the superjacent section having an annular. skirt supporting an annular channel iron oo n- 'fronting the bead whenthe sections are disposed in consecutive relation, a contractible hoop disposed in the bead whereby the be forcedinto the channel iron, and sealing material filling the space between the rim and channel.

3. A receptacle of the character described,

v'conriprising'f a plurality of sections Vadapted to be nested one within the other,4 or disposed in Vlongit'iidinally consecutive relation, Ythe,

rim oi a lower section having an inwardly extending annularbead, and tliebase of the superjacentsection having an annularchannel 'confronting-the beadwhen the 'sections are disposed in `conseoiitive relation, and a straining band `disposed,iinthebead,whereby the beaded rim may be .forced intotlie channel, the subjaicent section havingy an'in'wa'rdly projecting annulaifslioulder 'tor supporting the base of the superjacent section.

4l. A receptacle oi the character described, sections adapted to be nested one within the other, or disposed in longitudinally consecutive" relation, the rim of a lower section having an yinwardly an annular skirt depending VAfrom .the ilare and supporting internally an rannular ichannel iron confronting the bead when' the' sectionsl are disposed in consecutive relation,

and a contra'ctible hoop disposed in the bead whereby the beaded. rim and skirt mayl be torced into the channel, the siibjacent section having an inwardly projecting annular bead below the first, named bead and deepenV j n, I s L oi the superjacent section@ A l 5.4 receptacle of the charact described, comprising a plurality oit sections adapted than' the latteryifoiming 'a seat ltoi." "the base yto be nested or disposedin',longitudinallyv consecutive relation, the riinotone section 'having a relatively shallow inwardly pro jecting bead and below it'arelatively deep annular bead, the superjacent `section having ii o projecting annular bead, andthe base oli' the superjacent section being flared outwardly,

for the greater portion of its length a diameter lese than the internal diameter of the subjatcent section at said second named bead, the lower end of vthe superjacent section flaring outward andrbeng formed with a relatively Strong annular 'channelled member, adapted to rest on the second named 

